How to Restore Jailbroken iOS 9.1 Without Losing Jailbreak Using SemiRestore

SemiRestore is a great tool allows you to restore your jailbroken iOS 9.0 – 9.1 device to near stock condition without losing the jailbreak.

SemiRestore needs OpenSSH installed on the jailbroken device. If you do plan to install OpenSSH for SemiRestore, then don’t forget to change the root password of your jailbroken iOS device to prevent someone from remotely accessing your iOS device.

SemiRestore is currently available only for Windows (supports Windows Vista 64 bit or higher) and Linux. The Mac version still needs to be updated, and should hopefully be released soon. We’ll let you know as soon as when SemiRestore for Mac is released.

Before you decide to test SemiRestore, please note that people who have used the latest version of the tool have had mixed results. So do proceed with caution. It may be prudent to give CoolStar some time to resolve the issues. You can also check out the FAQ if you had any questions about using SemiRestore 9.

You can download SemiRestore from this link. It is compatible with all jailbroken iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch models running iOS 5.0 through iOS 9.1. Please go through the following points before you proceed to semi-restore your device, and don’t forget to let us know how it goes if you do give it a shot.

Windows users must have iTunes 12 (not the one for older video cards), and .NET 4.0 or higher installed.

Linux users must have libimobiledevice, GTK 3, libusbmuxd-tools, and openssl installed (which should be by default).

Linux users must read the README file

There may be a better way to fix your current problem. For example, to fix “Safe Mode” issues, you can just uninstall Mobile Substrate from Cydia.

Like any other restore, make sure you backup your data if you want it later.

Avoid using your iOS device or anything related to iTunes during the Semi-Restore. Why not actually go outside?

This process can not and does not repair broken system files! Avoid all Siri Ports, as they are not only illegal (except for Spire on 5.0.1) but they also create problems and may potentially break system files (even Spire can cause this).

Your device will respring or reboot several times during the Semi-Restore. This is perfectly normal, so don’t panic.